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The Irish standard., 1887-03-19
Prices OF RARE COINS.
United States Money Which Is Worth
Moro Than Its Face Value. . :.

United States Money Which Is Worth
Moro Than Its Face Value.
In the history of the Philadelphia
Mint issue of 1885, you will find on
pages 147 to 1853 inclusive a list of
American coins and their prices. Be-
low I give list of prices, which are
higher than those given in the history
of the Mint, and are taken from a
coin-dealer's recent list. I can not ex-
plain the discrepancy, but conclude
that approximating prices will suit my
purpose and meet your wishes. You
will find, when you come to buy or
sell, that each coin will be bargained
for by itself, and the grades of ''uncir-
culated, fine, good and fair will have
much to do with it. The desire of some
one to complete his collection may also
have great weight in the transaction.
Half eagle, IS, 1901, head to the right,
large eagle, So; 1915, with legend, $40;
three-dollar gold piece of 1875, $3.50;
quarter eagle, $3.50, 1900 and 1901,
head to right, no stars, 1925.
Silver dollar. 1894, flowing hair,
small eagle, $25; 1904, $500 to 5000;
1888 and 1889, liberty seated, flying
eagle, stars, 500; 1851 and 1852, $15;
1854, $3.50; 1858, So.
Half dollar, 1894, flowing hair, g.;
1896, fllet head 500; 1897, 500; 1915,
head to left, 81; 1886, edge milled, 81;
1888, having small o between the bust
and date, $40; 1852, 81; 1853, without
arrow heads at each side OF date and
without rays at back of eagle, SIS.
Quarter dollar, 1896, fillet head, ST.;
1904, 81; 1928, head to left, 500; 1927,
$40; 1853, no arrow points at each side
of date and no rays hack of eagle, 81.
Twenty-cent pieces, 1877 and 1873,
$3.50.
Dimes, 1896, fillet head, small eagle,
rs cents; 1897, fllet head, 13 stars,
small eagle, 81; 1897, fllet head, Is
stars, small eagle, $1.25; 1900 and 1901,
both with fllet head and large eagle,
81; 1902, ditto, $3.50; 1904, 81; 1922, 81,
Half dimes, 1894, flowing hair, ST.;
1896, fllet head, 81; 1897, rs cents;
1901, so cents; 1902, 500; 1903, Is cents;
1906, 81; 1916, Is cents.
Silver Scent pieces, from 1868 to
1872, Is cents;. 1873, Is cents. Nickel
Scent pieces, 1877, 80 cents.
Copper cents, 1898, flowing hair,
chain, 81; 1893, flowing hair, wreath,
81; 1898, liberty cap, So; 1895, thick
die, 80 cents; 1899, 81; 1904, 50, 1909,
so cents; 1918, 10 cents
Copper half cents, 1898, liberty cap,
so cents; 1896, $40; 1897, thick die, rs
cents; 1902, so cents; 1881, 1886, 1910
to 1848, 81; 1849, small date, 81; 1852,
g..
Other copper cents, 1888, liberty
seated, United States, 10 cents; 1871,
large eagle and scroll, 81; 1871, small
eagle and eight stars, 81; 1871, small
eagle and six stars, So; 1892, small
eagle and twelve stars, s.; 1892, small
eagle and fifteen stars, So; 1892, head
of Washington, $40; 1892, head to right
eagle, $2,-Philadelphin Call,
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Right and Left-t.andedne...

A paper on ':The Blight Hand and
Left Handedness' was lately read be-
fore the Royal Society Of Canada BY
DR.. Daniel Wilson, President Of Uni
versity College, Toronto. His final
conclusion is that lefthandedness is
due to an exceptional development of
the right hemisphere Of the brain. DR..
Wilson, who is himself 1eft-handed,
concludes his paper with the express
ion Of hope that after his death his
swn brain may be 'sturned to account
for the little further service Of settling
this physiological puzzle y IF my
ideas are correct" he says, II anici-
pate as result Of its examination that
the right hemisphere win not only be
found to be heavier than the lett, but
that it will probably be marked BY :
noticeable difference in the number and
arrangement Of the convslutioas, = N
7. Post
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Church Notes.

A new schoolhouse is to be erected il
St. Joseph's parish, Washington, D. G
A new school in charge of the Sisters
of Mercy has been established at Coro-
wa, Australia.
The new church of the Holy Name
Newbury, Cleveland, Ohio, will soon bt
ready for dedication.
The new st. Bridget's Church, New
ark, N. j., is to be frame structure
and will be ready for public worship by
Easter Sunday.
St. Joseph's German congregation
Youngstown, O., project a new school
house. The Rev. J. Klute will give the
building his personal supervision.
The Catholics of Hanford, Tulare
county, Cal, have recently built a new
church and rectory. The Rev. 2. s.
Smith is in pastoral charge at Hanf0rd
The new church for the italian
Catholics of Cleveland, Ohio, will be
under the invocation of st. Anthony OF
Padua, and will be opened before the
end of Lent.
The German Catholics of Portland,
Ore, have bought lot, on which they
propose to erect a church. 1t will be
called st. Joseph's. Over $500 have
been subscribed towards the building.
The congregation of the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception, Youngs,
town, O., of which the Rev. w. j. Man
ming is rector, have purchased a lot on
which they will erect a new church.
There is thus far but one convent OF
the Ursuline Nuns in Australia. It is
at Armidale, and it's community con-
sists mainly of German nuns exiled
when the infamous ''May-laws'' went
into effect in 1877.
Largely through the generosity Of
Catholics in the United States to the
Rev. Father Beechinor, during his re-
cent collecting tour, the Cathedral in
Hobart, Australia, is out Of debt. and
win doubt eoon be consecrated.
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-"Tm going to solve the problem as
to whether or not dog can be taught
music. I've engaged music teacher
for Nero" said a prim young lady.
'.1s he making any progressp' was the
anxious inquiry. ''Oh, yesp He bowls
now most nelodiously, and his bark
grows daily more flexible. The pitch
Of his bark, the music-master informs
me, is admirably adapted for cu1tiva-
ton" Indeed! with interest.) What
is the pitch of the barkp' Ellis bark
is on the c.
The Irish standard., 1887-03-19


Aman whom another did kstab.
But the chap made run
And his liberty won, = =
BY getting away in kcab.
Boston Courier.
An agricultural exchange thinks
that the old-fashioned plow is soon
destined to become thing of the past.
We often thought it was being run into
the ground. Burlington Free Press.
"A Young Humanitarian Clearing
the bagpipes for the first time)-''O
mamma, couldn't you interfereP
There's horrid man squeezing some
thing under his arm, and he is hurting
it so!'-Pu,ach.
Miss Melinda Clarendon =" One
ticket for Springfield, please" Ticket
Agent-..Did you intend to go with the
express?'' M. c." You impudent
man; do look like an express pack
age?''- Boston Beacon.
The addresses of certain young
man having been declined by young
lady, he paid court to her sister. GLOW
much you resemble your sister," said
he the evening of his first call. "You
have the same hair, and the same fore
head, and the same eyes, And the
same nose!" she added, quickly. He
has stopped calling at that house.
"A witty nobleman once asked the
parson, sitting at the bottom of the ia
BILE at dinner, why it is that when
ever there is roast goose on the table it
is always placed next to the parson.
REALLY, my lord" was the reply, II
can't think of any reason in particular;
but hereafter I shall always be remind
ed of a goose when I see your lord
ship"
An old Irishman occupied the bar
ber's chair the other morning, and he
was drowsy. His eyes could not be
kept open, and his head tumbled about
and dropped over upon his shoulder
and down upon his breast, in a way
that made shaving difficult opera
ton for the knight Of the lather and
a dangerous one for patient. Finally
the barber said, gently, but firmly:
"Look a-here, sir; Ican't possibly shave
you unless you hold your head up"
To which the response was made with
drowsy indifference: ..Coot me hair
thin. ''-Providence journal
The Irish standard., 1887-03-19

There are now in the United States
las theological seminaries.
The Irish standard., 1887-03-19
HUMOROUS.

The dime museum woman who
writes with her toes must make great
many oot-notes.-Boston Commercial
Bulletin.
The Officers Failure
A cop once attempted to knab
Aman whom another did kstah.
But the chap made run
And his liberty won, =
Nv getting away in q kcab.
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houseful Of boarders escaping from a mid
night fire. We had expected change, but we
were not ready for such a ridiculous change
as this. We had not thought for moment
that we were to be cast into the centre of q
civilized city, with practically no clothes on
and no home where we might seek refuge
No one appeared to notice us, however;
slaves and workmen passed us without turn
ing their heads, and we soon gathered cour-
age to climb on to the covered walk of the
Parthenon. Phidias was there looking to
the construction of the building. Callicratus
and 1ctinus the experimenting builders,
were explaining certain matters to him, and
as we drew near we saw Callicratus who was
standing at the foot of one of the majestic
columns point to its capital and heard him
proudly ask, "How's that for high?" as in
deed it was. This proved to us that our
modern jokes are not modern after all
Phidias complained of work that had been
neglected and sighted.
Look at these metopes," he said. "See
the way they are put up you would not ex-
pect private party to pay for such work !;
how then can you look to the state for it?
And notice that wall in the cellar. Why, those
men of yours have deliberately plastered up
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doned and he had to rely upon his memory

doned and he had to rely upon his memory
for his prophecies.
Discoursing in this way, enlivened by a
frequent witticism from my adored Melissa,
for Miss Clark insisted that we now call her
by that local name, which she declared was
from Plutarch, of whom she had been a
faithful student, we passed through the
Propylea and into the Agora, the busiest
section of the city. We readily found bake
shop, with what to our modern eyes seemed
to be dairy attached. We entered and
found there many diners who were being
waited upon by young women. As in New
York restaurants, where young lady wait
ers preside, it was necessary to sit for some
time until the favorite young men visitors
were provided for and furnished with the
gossip of the night before. Finally we pro-
cured some ass milk and bread and from 1t
made our lunch, as the other dishes which
they hal were not to our liking-skates, eels,
wild peas, locusts and salt fish, all of them
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GENERAL LEES BIBLE.
Carried to Maine by a Union Soldier and
Recovered by Advertising.


Recovered by Advertising.
Twenty-Five years ago a regiment of Maine
soldiers was encamped on Arlington Heights,
and the boys, understanding that anything
belonging to the rebels was common prop
erty and, therefore subject to contiscation,
ransacked the old Lee mansion pretty thor
oughly. They captured old pipes and cigars
and wines and pictures and everything that
was portable, Of course, they did not need
many of these things. Such articles as had
belonged to General Lee had apeculiar inter-
est and were very desirable One soldier, who
arrived late, after the desirable articles had
been taken, found the old family Bible, and
sent it down East to his home in Maine
There were Bibles in Maine, but none like
this. After the war was over this soldier re-
turned home, and found to his surprise that
the Bible contained all the usual ingredients,
including the ten commandments and apOc-
rypha, but in addition to these, between the
Old and the New Testaments, was complete
family record, giving the history of the Lee
family for the last 200 years.
The soldier was sorry that he had taken
the fault, and so he held his peace. In the
meanwhile biographers were at work on the
life of General Lee, and certain dates regard
ing the birth and marriage of his ancestors
were wanting. If the old family Bible could
be found it would afford the necessary in
formation. Advertisements were inserted in
all the papers, and by and by came letter
from Maine saying the Bible was in the pos
session of soldiers widow, who would glad
ly restore it to the owner. Before the property
could be recovered the widow died, and then
came another long wait until the estate was
settled. But at last the book was fully iden-
titled and turned over to a messenger, who
passed through Boston yesterday, carrying it
back to its old place at Arlington Heights:
The foolish act of a bow soldier has hindered
the completion of an important historical
work for years, but the Bible is at last re-
stored to its owner, and the biographer can
now complete his task.-BostOn Globe.
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servant came with torch, which he lighted
by bringing spark from two pieces of wood
rubbed together, and then stuck in a socket
in the wall.
AT this moment some household affairs
called both host and hostess from us and we
were left alone. For a moment we said
nothing, then Stephens said:
"Wellr '
And we AL answered by shifting our posi-
tons little, and one or two of us coughed.
I'm tired of this thing" l said.
"Ered! I'm dying" exclaimed Melissa |;
"talk to me about the good old times l want
none of it. The men are just as stupid as
moderns."
"And the women Just as frivolous" added
Clark.
And politics just as bad," said Mrs.
Stephens.
"And not convenience" claimed Mrs.
Clark; mo gas, no running water, no ele-
vator. no horse-car, no elevated roads, no
books; nothing to make life tolerable."
"Not even a clock to tell what time to go
home" walled Clark. "Why, a cargo of So
Waterbury watches would set these Athen-
ians crazy with wonder"
mo ball clubs, no roller skating, no West
Point drills, not a stick Of chewing gum"
and Melissa laughed at the recollections
these things brought up.
Suppose we skip to New York;" l sug-
gested.
"Donep 1t came in one voice.
Carefully Stephens drew from its con-
cealment the precious bottle and silently
and solemnlv passed it to each Of us. On
the instant we had drained its contents, and
in another we were sitting within the ruined
Parthenon in the evening of nineteenth
century day, clothed in New York suits and
with the crumbs Of our earlier meal
about us.
"What will Mr.. and Mrs. Sotades say at
our unceremonious departure?' Miss Clark
asked.
"Oh, bother Mr.. and Mrs. Sotades they We
been dead 1900 years and forgotten all about
it," Clark replied. A. CURTIS BOND.
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"Plainp' she exclaimed again, and this
time 1t was an enormous exclamation point
in her voice. However she brought us the
wine, but noticed while we drank it that
we were the target for all eyes in the room
and for many joking remarks said under the
breath. We learned afterward that to drink
unweakened wine was the mark of de-
bauchee of the very worst stamp.
"Look at the way these women are
painted" said Melissa, attracting our atten-
ton to the lady diners present. Notice the
artificial color on their cheeks and eyebrows;
it's disgraceful."
Paying the few oboli that our meal
amounted to, we left the restaurant and
sought the street again. We there saw
crowds gathered about columns or pedestals
at various points on the roadway. Working
our way as carefully as we could through
the mixture of humanity and animals, we
paused to read what might be written on the
public stone, and discovered there a review
of the charges made the day before by
Thucydides against Pericles for the appro-
priation of public moneys to uses not sane
toned by the people, and a summons to Per-
icles that he appear before the Areopagus
and nake answer to the accusation.
Another Doodle job" Clark observed.
"Yes," answered Melissa, "the modern
Greeks of our aldermanic congregation find
a prestige for their eccentricities in these
ancestors"
"And Pericles, too; that's worse. Why, it's
just as if Cleveland or Arthur were to be ac-
cused of stealing" said Mrs. Stephens.
True, but don't you understand Me-
LISA explained. 'Pericles is the Henry
George of this country. He was doomed by
the middle classes. Thucydides and Cimon
are leaders of the money element, and natur-
ally when Henry George Pericles defeated
the others they felt very resentful."
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filled with oil which they poured in their
hands and creased our feet whit Iglanced
curiously at my companions and they, like
myself, submitted quietly to it, though Won
dering the while what the purpose might be-
After this attention had been shown us a
servant stood behind each diner and from
decorated jars poured water frequently upon
our hands to wash from them the syrups
and gravies that we were compelled to
handle, for knives and forks being then
unknown, everyone was forced to convey the
delicacies to the mouth with no other medium
than the bare fingers. The absence of nap
kins was an inconvenience, and we admired
the adroitness with which our hosts managed
the difficulty of eating and keeping clean.
The conversation was continuous, although
on the part of the hostess it was devoted
almost entirely to the latest fashions in rouge
and dyes, or the importations from Corinth.
She knew every article on the jewelers.
counter and could enumerate the shrubs at
the flower market. She incidentally deplored
the status of woman and regarded the sever
ity with which married women were treated
by the law as unjust and infamous. Her
husband dissented from these views, but on
his part denounced the party of Pericles
roundly and complained that the liberties of
the people were being curtailed and abridged.
Wealth was no longer protected-in fact, it
was safer far to be poor man than rich
one
why" he said Indignantly, ''they have a
society here to pry into other peoples affairs,
looking to their morality they claim, and
there are informers in the service of the So
ciety who make it their life business to live
on what they discover. 1t is an outrage"
Clark and l exchanged winks. Had we
never lived in New York we would have
marveled at such things.
After dinner we sat in the court watching
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The Cologne Gazette complains in recent
article of the unpatriotic conduct of certain
German ladies Of fashion who are it seems,
in the habit of ordering their toilets in
which they appear at court from Brussels.
The journal proceeds to inform them that
henceforward there will be no excuse for their
dealing with foreign modistes, company
having been formed in Berlin to found mil
linery establishment there which will quite
eclipse the "Magasins des Modes" of Brussels,
and even of Paris. If money and an impos-
ing name suffice to insure the requisite fit
and finish, the new German house need fear
no competition. 1t is to be started with a
capital of half million sterling, and it is to
be called the Observation-Disclosures
unpsanstaltn
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the pretty fountain as 1t cooled the air, or
studying the dense Egyptian blue of the
heavens, from whence the stars appeared to
hang as so many glorious lights. There was
no illumination in the house; there was no
reason for it, because there were no books to
read All the information the family re-
ceived was from the public posts. There
was nothing to do but to sit in the silver of
the moon and listen to the monotonous
voice of the cicada or catch the strain of a
lutte or the shrill notes of Pans-pipe. A
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An Awkward Printing-oftlce Mistake.

An Iowa newspaper foreman is now in
danger of his life for putting together the
following: The first is a portion of an ac-
count of the concert, and last partial re-
peared as follows: 1.-The concert given last
night by sixteen of Storm Lakes most beau
tiful and fascinating young ladies was highly
appreciated. They were elegantly dressed,
and sang in most charming manner, win
ming the plaudits of the entire audience, who
pronounced them-the finest breeds of short
horns in the country. A few of them are of
a rich brown color, but the majority are
spotted, brown and white. Several of the
heifers are fine-bodied, tight-limbed, we'll
developed animals, and promise to prove
good property. "-LOuisOille Courier Journal.
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highly favored with onions.
Look at the dude with rings" said Clark,
attracting our attention to newcomer who
was respondent with jewels, and cast about
him a self-conscous look that quickly
brought responsive glances from every
waitress in the house.
II don't like this sort of thing at all,
Mrs. Stephens observed; "the men all seem
effeminate creatures, and appear to have a
hard time to keep their clothes on. AS for
me, think such dressing is scandalous."
"Why, I'm mortified beyond expression"
replied Mrs. Clark; 'to think of being here
with all these people, and l with no shoes
on-and not much else as for that, except
this sheet I've tried to keep my feet out of
sight, and they're covered with dust and
dirt; it's positively shameful"
At this we laughed heartily that she should
feel herself distinguished from the city full
in this particular respect.
"And we've no hats, no bustles, no dresses
in fact, we've nothing that decent society
requires" said Melissa.
Before we had an opportunity of going into
a consideration of this remark, our waitress
came toward us and asked if we would have
some wine. l replied that it was the one
thing we had been waiting for to COM
plete our meal.
'Will you have it weakened with sea
water and favored with resin or bitter
almond?' she continued.
II think we prefer it straight"
replied.
Straight" she exclaimed with an
impressive interrogation point in her
voice.
"Oh, pardon me-" said; 81 mean we
will take it plain without weakening or
favor.''
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vanced toward u.s. and with courteous rec
ignition of the ladies, said to Clark
"Friend Clarinos, your pardon for my
vehemence just now, but l am exceedingly
annoyed by the indifference of my work
men. You may know. something of such
trials, friend Stephanion, or you, friend
Glancos,' indicating me.
We all bowed profoundly in recogni-
ton of our new names, nor did it once
occur to us to ask how he thus became famil-
lar with them. He left us with a few words and
returned to his faslt-fnding. We discussed
the situation, in which we found, as the most
remarkable feature, our perfect command of
the language. We had no difficulty in I'M
derstanding the words just addressed to us,
nor the conversations we had overheard
between the workmen.
Don't you think we'd better go down into
the village Che was comparing it with New
York;, and try to get something to eat; Pm
almost starved, and the worst of it is don't
know how to figure on my last meal. When
/ was a modern know must have eaten.
l ate in 1886, but that is twenty-five hundred
years in the future, and so, chronologically,
/ have never eaten anything" said Clark.
"What want to know" Mrs. Stephens
remarked, sis whether we have returned to
previous existence, and whether, if we stay
here, we will live until 1886"
81 don't know about that" Mr.. Stephens
replied, "but do know that Pm going into
the oracle business. l can stupefy these
Greeks. I'll go back to 1886, load up with
Greek histories and then return to you, and
I'll fill dates for these people way up to the
death Of Byron or the American civil war"
But | ended this little enterprise by re-
Winding him that we had no more of the
liquid in bottle number one; he could return
to modern life, but there would be no way of
his getting back TO us. So that was aban-
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The Nerro In Politics.

"Well, Mr.. Jackson, I am going TO run Tor
office this fall and want you to support me
vote for me, you know" said a Georgia
politician to dark-skin.
"Vote fer yer an s'pote yer both! No,
sab; Use libed too long fer dat Last year
voted fer Massa David Dennis an he spotted
me fer three weeks. He gave me two
hams and whole lot of meal all ground
and ready fer use. Use no fool, sonny, that
I'd sport a man an 'lect him ter office, too"
Packs SIM